New World Record Rainbow Trout

[lookinforwalleye]

Has to be one of those genetically engineered hatchery fish.

[BFSC Kevin]

what a monster..

[ilario]

that's huge...

 

 

looks like a hatchery fish on steroids...

[bucktail]

A triploid is a stocked fish that has been shocked with warm water sometime during the development period. This causes the fish to become sterile and devote all its energy into growth and not into reproduction.

Landing this fish is a huge accomplishment but it still is an artificial "engineered" fish and really should not count as a record.

If you force fed a fish in an aquarium would they count that. I really think the record books should address this.

Edited June 8, 2007 by bucktail

[lovetofish]

Thats INCREDIBLE!!!

[fishindevil]

INCREDIBLE FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!MY GOD,THATS HUGE

[ehg]

WOW, that is an incredible fish!

 

I can't find any mention of where it was caught though.

 

ehg

[Bassman27]

That's awesome

 

Bassman

[Benthook]

"A triploid is a stocked fish that has been shocked with warm water sometime during the development period. This causes the fish to become sterile and devote all its energy into growth and not into reproduction. Landing this fish is a huge accomplishment but it still is an artificial "engineered" fish and really should not count as a record. If you force fed a fish in an aquarium would they count that. I really think the record books should address this."

 

I completely and utterly agree on this quote~! Aside from the fact that it's a monster it doesn't deserve record book status~!

[brkygetr]

without question that is an amazing football of a fish, though I am no scientist but as per previous posts and my own initial observations that thing is and must have been stocked and fed well!!! I would love the chance to haul that thing in. In Lake O, E, and Huron they grow about as big as you can get them naturally, I also think the records should indicate the habitat of the fish. I've seen 8 lb pellet fed fish that would be no more than 3 lb jacks out of the Saugeen or the Niagara.

 

Brkygetr

[douG]

Sounds like it was caught out of Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan. Can you imagine breaking your own world record?